The man who accosted Brad Pitt and America Ferrera on separate high profile red carpets is without a job.

The Hollywood Reporter states that Vitalii Sediuk was fired by the Ukrainian 1 + 1 TV channel where he previously served as a red carpet correspondent.

The firing came on May 17, the day after Sediuk dove underneath Ferrera's dress on the red carpet of the Cannes film festival world premiere of How To Train Your Dragon 2.

A spokesperson for the network, Galyna Grubliak, told THR that Sediuk "no longer represents the interests of the company."

"(The) prank on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival was Vitalii's personal initiative," Grubliak added in a statement. "The journalist did not report his plans to the channel's Editorial Office."

"1 + 1 Media Company is sorry for the inconvenience caused to the American actress America Ferrera by the journalist's behavior," the statement continued, calling it "contrary to the values of the company and notions of journalistic ethics."

The company did not comment on the interaction with Pitt at the May 28 Maleficent premiere, since Sediuk at that point was no longer working with them.

On Wednesday night, Sediuk was dragged away by police after allegedly slapping Pitt on the red carpet. He is still being held on suspicion of battery.

Sediuk had told THR in a previous interview that he had relied on the television station to help him with his legal costs following his arrest for taking the stage at the 2013 Grammys before an Adele acceptance speech.